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Crimea itself was annexed to Russia.
1785-1786 Ukrainian Cossack starshyna and szlachta
became equal in rights with the Russian
nobility. They were guaranteed personal
immunity, inviolability of property and
honour. They also got the right of free entry
to the country, the right of local self-
government, etc. Cossack starshyna had to
prove their belonging to szlachta.
Secularization (confiscation) of monastery
lands and property was performed in
Ukraine. The church became dependent on
the state.

THEME 11. Ukrainian land as a member of the Russian and
Austrian empires.

1772 The first division of Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth by Russia, Prussia and
Austria. As a result, Halychyna went to
Austria.
1774 Having taken advantage of Turkey’s
weakening and the Russo-Turkish war (1768-
1774), Austria occupied Bukovyna in 1774.
According to Constantinople convention of
1775 of Austria and Turkey Bukovyna went
to Austria.
1783 Catherine signed the manifest about
annexation of the Crimean peninsula,
Taman’ peninsula and the whole region of
Kuban’ to the Russian empire.
1793-1795 The second division of Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. The Right-bank Ukraine

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